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RECORD REST. APPI JCATION FILED MAR.21| I911.

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Patented Apr. 16, 1918.

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AT.To R N EY INVENTOR GUY EVERT SMITH, OF OKLAHOMA, OKLAHOMA.

RECORD-REST.

Specificationof Letters Patent; Patented Apr. 16, 1918.

Application filed March 27, 1917. Serial No. 157,764.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GUY EVERT SMITH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Oklahoma city, in the county of Oklahoma and State of Oklahoma, have invented new and useful Improvements in Record-Rests, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to record rests for musical instruments of the type known as grafonolas, victrolas, playerphones and-the like, the object of the invention being to provide in connection with such a musical instrument, a rest on which any desired number of records may be placed and supported before or after the playing of the records, thus avoiding the necessity of stooping repeatedly to remove records from the base of the usual cabinet and to replace the same.

A further object of the invention is to provide a rest for the purpose stated which is so -mounted in relation to the cabinet that it may be moved to and from its useful position and housed within the cover or top of the cabinet directly over the usual record plate which carries the record while it is being played, said record support or rest not interfering with the revolving record plate while the motor, for example is running down; that is to say the record rest does not interfere at all with the rotation of the record plate which is actuated by the usual motor. T

Another object of'the invention is to provide an adjustable or shiftable record rest and supporting means therefor such as to enable the record rest to be swung inwardly and outwardly in relation to the cabinet and also to be tilted or .moved on a horizontal axis to facilitate the swinging of the record rest to and from its housed position; also to render said record rest easily detachable and attachable, enabling the same to beentirely removed from the cabinet, should occasion require.

With the above and other objects in view,

the invention consists in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts,

herein described, illustrated and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a top plan View of a reproducing cabinet, showing the record rest in its operative position and indicating by dotted lines the path of movement of said record rest as it is shifted from its useful to its housed position and viceversa.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary section on the line 22 of Fig. 1, showing the record rest in its housed position and the top of the cabinet closed.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary section, showing the-supporting post and the relation thereof to the motor board. I

Fig. 4 is a plan View showing a record rest of modified construction.

Fig. 5 illustrates another modification in the construction of the body of the record rest.

Fig. 6 illustrates in vertical section a modification of the supporting arm of the record rest to adapt the same to a certain style of cabinet.

- Fig. 7 is a plan view of a modified form of record rest.

Referring to the drawings 1 designates a cabinet of conventional construction having the usual hinged top or cover 2 and the motor supporting board or table 3 above which is mounted the usualrotary record plate 4 mounted upon and driven by the motor-located under the board 3, the arrangement thus far described being that commonly employed in the construction of cabinets of the character referred to.

In carryingout the present invention, I provide a record rest A which, in the form illustrated in Fig. 1, comprises a series of tremities of which project beyond the largest ring a,.forming arms 7 provided on their inner sides with hearing lugs 8 substantially hemispherical in shape and adapted to engage and enter bearing sockets 9 in a turn post 10 secured to the motor board 3 as shown in Fig. 3. The recurved portion of the stem B is extended beyond the outer ring a and bent upwardly to provide a finger hold 12 and also a guard for preventing the records from sliding ofi the rest A. Gen: trally of the rest A, there is arranged a fixed disk-shaped supporting plate llwhich, when the record rest is in its housed position, is located directly over and rests upon the pin or shaft 5.2 This prevents the record rest from interfering with the rotation of the driven by the motor. The arms 6 of the concentric rings a, b, c'and (Z which intersect stem B are free for movement toward .and

away from each other as the rings a, b, 0 and (Z are split as shown and thelr extremltles are fixedly secured to said arms 6 by"welding or in any other way. Therefore said rings act as springs which act on the arms 6 to yieldingly hold the bearing lugs 8 in the sockets 9 of the supporting post 10.

The post 10 is formed with an annular shoulder or flange 13 which rests upon a thin washer 14 on the upper surface of the board 3. Another thin washer 15 is placed on the post 10 beneath the board 3 and held in place by a nut 16 which is in turn held from working loose by a lock nut 17 I From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings it will now be understood that the record rest A has a detachable connection with the post 10. It is attached to and detached from the post 10 by springing the arms 6 apart so as to enable the bearing lugs 8 to be moved into and out of engagement with the sockets 9 in the supporting post 10. The post 10 is midway between the pin or shaft 5 and the center of the record rest A so that when the latter is swung inwardly and over the post 10 as a center, it may be brought to lie di rectly over the record plate at with the disk 11 resting upon the upper extremity of the pin or shaft 5. The lugs 8 and the sockets 9 also permit the outer end of the record rest to beelevated by grasping the finger hold 12. This greatly facilitates the shifting of the record rest to and from its housed position. hen the record rest A is in its housed position, the top of the cabinet may be closed and when the record rest is in its record supporting position, the top of the cabinet may be nearly closed, sufficiently tomuffle the sounds emitted by the reproducing apparatus.

Instead of forming the record rest in the manner hereinabove described, the construction illustrated in Fig. at may be utilized. In F ig'lthe central disk 11 is carried by the inner end of a pair of spring arms 6' of a length approximately equal to the radius of the record rest. The concentric rings 6, c and d have their terminal portions'extended along side of the arms 6 and brazed or otherwise permanently and fixedly secured thereto. The outside or largest ring a is united to the outturned extremities 18 f the terminal portions of one of the smaller concentric rings and the terminal portions of the rings a are then extended outwardlyfrom the record rest to provide spring arms 7 having at their extremities the inwardly projecting bearing lugs 8. The recordrest illustrated in F 4: is connected to and 'disconnected from the post 10 in the same manner previously described and is capable of being operated in the same manner andfor the same purpose.

If desired the body of the record rest may be composed of a disk-shaped plate 19 of metal andarms 20 may be extended therefrom corresponding with the arm 7 of Fig. 1 and having at their extremities the inwardly facing bearing lugs 21; the plate 19 may be provided with an arcuate upturned rim or flange 22 serving as a guard to prevent the records from sliding off the record rest. The record rest illustrated in Fig. 5 is connected to and disconnected from the post'lO in the same manner and is capable of the same operation as described in connection with Fig. 1.

Where the top of the cabinet has a rabbeted fitting upon the body of the cabinet, I

the spring arms '7 corresponding with the arms 7 of Fig. 1 may be formed with olfsets 23 to provide clearance for the edge of the cover or top of the cabinet when said top or cover i lowered or nearly closed while the record rest is in its record supporting position.

Under either of the forms hereinabove described, when the record rest is in its housed position, the top ofthe cabinet may be com pletely closed and looked as said record rest will not interfere in any way therewith. Then the record rest is in its record supporting position, any desired number of records may be placed thereon for convenient access, thus avoiding the necessity of frequently stooping to replace the records in the bottom of the cabinet. The record rest may be quickly attached to and detached from the instrument, by reasonof the spring action of the arms 7. The record rest illustrated in Fig. 7 comprises a sector shaped plate 24: to which the concentric rings 25, 26, 27 and 28 are secured. The plate 24 is provided centrally of the record rest with a smalldisk-shaped portion 11 corresponding in function with the part 11 ofFig. 1. The outer ring is provided with an upstanding finger-piece and record guard 12 corresponding with the guard 12 of Fig. 1. The plate 24 is provided with the substantially parallel arms 7 and said arms are provided upon their inner sides withp10 jections 8*, said parts corresponding with the parts 7 and 8 of Figs. 1 and 3. The

arms T are given a quarter twist to provide 1 sufiicient surface at the outer extremities thereof for the knobs 0r projection 8 the same as in Fig. 5. V

I claim 1. The combination with a cabinet of the class described, of a supporting post rising from and secured to the motor board, and a record rest having jointed connection with said post and adapted to be swung first upwardly and then laterally to a housed posirecord rest embodying relatively yieldable arms having terminal bearing members engaging said supporting post.

3. The combination with a cabinet of the class described, of a supporting post rising from and secured to the motor board, and a record rest having a jointed connection with said post adapting it to be swung on a substantially horizontal axis to a housed position within the cabinet and to a projecting position outside of the cabinet, said record rest embodying relatively yieldable arms 7 having terminal bearing members engaging said supporting post, the post being formed with bearing sockets into and out of which said bearing members may be sprung.

4. The combination with a cabinet of the class described, of a supporting post using from and secured to the motor board, and a record rest havmg a jOlIllJGd. connection wlth sald post adaptlng 1t to be swung on a substantially horizontal axis to a housed I position within the cabinet and to a projeeting position outside of the cabinet, said record rest embodying a central bearing plate which rests upon and is supported by the pin or shaft of the rotary record plate, when the record rest is in its housed positionr In testimony whereof I afiiX my signature.

GUY EVERT SMITH.

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